Current Events in October 2025

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Friday, October 31, 2025

• Fact Check: Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, And Other Celebs Did NOT Ask For Footage To Be Cut From Netflix Over LGBTQ Content
• Fact Check: Image Of Inflatable JD Vance As Part Of 2025 White House Halloween Decorations Is NOT Real Photo
• Fact Check: Henry Ford Health Study Of Vaccinated Vs. Unvaccinated Children Did NOT Pass Internal Peer Review -- It Compared Apples To Oranges
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Woman 'Robbing a White Woman Because Trump Cut Food Stamps on EBT' -- Video Shows 2022 Incident
• Fact Check: NO Fentanyl In Halloween Candy Mentioned In West Palm Beach Police Warning -- No Other Narcotics Either
• Prebunk: Beware Of Fake Fan Pages Spreading False Stories About Your Favorite Celebrities -- How To Spot 'Viet Spam'

Thursday, October 30, 2025

• Fact Check: Bret Baier Did NOT Announce He Would 'Halt All Treatment' For His Son Paul
• Fact Check: 'The View' Was NOT Cancelled, Replaced With 'The Charlie Kirk Show', As Of October 30, 2025
• Fact Check: Fortnite Did NOT Collaborate On A 'Charlie Kirk Bundle' To Honor Kirk With A Game Character
• Fact Check: Video of Atlanta Lady Saying She Sells Her $2,000 In SNAP Food Stamps For $1,200 A Month Is NOT Real -- AI-Generated
• Fact Check: Video Of Soldiers Menacing Mother And Child NOT Real Sudan Conflict Image -- Shadow Discrepancies And Originates From AI Account

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Of ICE Arresting And Deporting Staff Of A Walmart Store Is NOT Real
• Fact Check: Germany Did NOT Designate Antifa A 'Domestic Terror Group'
• Fact Check: Video Of TSA Agents Waving Passengers Through Unchecked Because Of Government Shutdown Is NOT Real
• Fact Check: Actress Millie Bobby Brown Did NOT Donate $1 Million To LGBTQIA+ Community, Saying 'I Hope They Find A Cure' -- Satire Site

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

• Fact Check: Walmart Did NOT Say It Would Close Its Doors On November 1, 2025, 'Ahead Of The Expected SNAP Benefit Chaos'
• Fact Check: Mike Johnson Did NOT Storm Out Of The House Chamber After Rachel Maddow 'Exposed' His Wife's Secret LLC
• Fact Check: Photo That Shows Damage And Floods From Hurricane Melissa In Black River, Jamaica Is NOT Real -- AI Fakery
• Fact Check: Flight Logs Do NOT Show Man Who Anonymously Gave $130 Million To Pay Soldiers During Government Shutdown Flew On Jeffrey Epstein's Lolita Express -- Paul Mellon Died In 1999
• Fact Check: Viral Clip Does NOT Show October 2025 Louvre Break-In

Monday, October 27, 2025

• Fact Check: ICE Did NOT 'Rebrand' Themselves As HSI In October 2025 -- That Division Had Existed Since 2010
• Fact Check: Trump Administration Did NOT Issue Press Release Offering 'Patriots ... A Piece Of The White House', As Of October 27, 2025
• Fact Check: 'Evangelical' Pastors 'Gone Left' Video Clips Are NOT Real -- They Were Lifted From A 'Parallel Universe' AI Channel
• Fact Check: Video Of Tesla Pulling Diesel Motor As It Charges Is NOT Real -- AI Made It

Friday, October 24, 2025

• Fact Check: Claim Chicago Has Worst 'Big City' Murder Rate Depends On How Big 'Big' Is
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic Footage Of Western Leaders Being "A Bit More Honest" -- It's An AI-Generated RT Promo
• Fact Check: Plaque Quoting FDR About 'House Owned By All The American People' Was NOT In White House East Wing -- At FDR Memorial
• Fact Check: Context Of 'President's Main Priority' Ballroom Quote From Karoline Leavitt Was Question About Other White House Construction Projects
• Fact Check: CNN Has NOT Reported Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Contacted Earth, Nor Used 'It's Getting Serious' Chyron

Thursday, October 23, 2025

• Fact Check: Unrelated Video Of Truck Driver Cooking Curry NOT Dash Cam Of 'Illegal Immigrant' Before Fatal California I-10 Crash
• Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show White House Demolition To Make Way For Obama's Indoor Basketball Court -- The Picture Is From FDR's Project And The Court Is Outside
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Mother Of Six Whose Food Stamps And Housing Benefits Were Cut From $4,300 To $19 Per Month -- 'Rage Bait' Account Posts Fake Rants To Get Traffic
• Fact Check: Dapper Man Photographed Near Paris Louvre Is NOT A French Detective Working Case Of Stolen Crown Jewels -- A Member Of The Public
• Fact Check: Disney Did NOT Repeatedly Offer Celebrities $60 Million Charlie Kirk Documentary Deal They Rejected -- Copy Pasted Clickbait
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Of ICE Agent Deporting His Own Mother -- AI Generated Parody
• Fact Check: There WERE Children's Hospitals In The U.S. When Rob Schneider Was A Kid -- Since At Least 1855
• Fact Check: Bryan Kohberger's Sister Did NOT Write A Book About The Idaho 4 Murders -- Amazon Removes Title
• Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Pam Bondi With Donald Trump And Jeffrey Epstein -- It's A Belgian Model

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

• Fact Check: 'No Viewing', 'Under 18 Unable To View' Pop-Up Warnings In 2025 Oktoberfest Videos Are FAKE -- NO Trampling Incidents Occurred
• Fact Check: Marco Rubio Did NOT Confirm Rosie O'Donnell's Passport Was Revoked After She Forfeited Her American Citizenship -- It's Satire

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

• Fact Check: Burkina Faso Did NOT 'Unban' Homosexuality, As Of October 21, 2025
• Fact Check: Adam Sandler Has NOT Been Announced As The Headliner Of The Turning Point USA Super Bowl Halftime Show
• Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Impose Mandatory DNA Testing Before Discharge From Hospital Starting January 1, 2026
• Fact Check: Forwarded Message Is A Hoax -- NOT An Official Warning From Snapchat Management
• Fact Check: Authentic Image DOES Show Demolition Of Part Of The White House In October 2025
• Fact Check: Pete Hegseth NOT Sued For $50 Or $60 Million By Dozens Of Celebrities After On-Air Clash -- Copy Pasted Clickbait

Monday, October 20, 2025

• Fact Check: Image Of Fishing Boat With Cocaine Is NOT 'One Of The Narco Boats Destroyed By U.S. Naval Task Force' -- Photo Is From News Report Of 2024 Spanish Drug Bust
• Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post "I'm Not Incompitent!!!!" -- That's A Fake Screenshot Which Circulated In June 2025
• Fact Check: FAKE Post Shows Carlos Santana Telling Netflix To Remove Him From Movie Project Over LGBTQ Content
• Fact Check: NO Clip Of Ivanka Trump Calling Jasmine Crockett 'Ghetto Trash' -- Same Story Recycled With Different Athletes By Foreign Spam Pages
• Fact Check: MSNBC Did NOT Broadcast Old Footage From 2017 -- Video Really Shows Boston's Oct. 2025 No Kings Protest

Sunday, October 19, 2025

• Fact Check: Fake Johnny Depp Quotes About Not Knowing Or Following Charlie Kirk Spread By Facebook Page Managed From Vietnam

Friday, October 17, 2025

• Fact Check: JD Vance Did NOT Write On X That Oval Office Banter Is Worse Than Young Republicans' Messages On Telegram About Hitler, Slavery
• Fact Check: Graph Does NOT Prove Immigrants Overpaying For Houses With FHA Loans Inflated U.S. Housing Prices

Thursday, October 16, 2025

• Fact Check: 'Phillies Karen' Did NOT File A Multi-Million-Dollar Lawsuit Against MLB -- Story Originated On Satire Site
• Fact Check: Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA Did NOT File $400 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against George Soros, As Of October 16, 2025

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

• Fact Check: NO Evidence Danica Patrick Donated $7M To The Turning Point USA Super Bowl Halftime Show
• Fact Check: Sharon Osbourne Did NOT Donate $20 Million To Charlie Kirk Memorial Fund

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

• Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence To Support Claim Of A Second Bullet At Charlie Kirk Murder Scene -- AI Slop Network Produced It

Monday, October 13, 2025

• Fact Check: There's NO Evidence Barron Trump Dropped Out Of NYU In Fall 2025 -- His Father Tells Barron's Niece Barron Will Be In Class 'Tuesday'
• Fact Check: Woman With Passport From Nonexistent Country 'Torenza' Did NOT Arrive At JFK
• Fact Check: Turning Point USA's Super Bowl Halftime Show Did NOT Sell Out Atlanta Braves Stadium In Three Hours After Announcing Kid Rock -- It's Satire

Sunday, October 12, 2025

• Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Threaten To End His Super Bowl Sponsorship If Bad Bunny Performs At The Halftime Show -- Viet Spam
• Fact Check: Clickbait Brandon Lake Super Bowl Halftime Show Charlie Kirk Tribute Story Made Up By Foreign Spam Network

Friday, October 10, 2025

• What We Know About The Image From Portland Of An ICE Supporter, Posted By ICE And Dismissed By Social Media Users As A Fake
• Fact Check: BBC Photo Of UK Teacher Is Pasted Onto Post By 'Clara Holt', Retiring Denver Teacher NOT Listed In Colorado Records
• Fact Check: Comey's Charges Were NOT Dismissed, As Of October 10, 2025; Prosecutor Did NOT Misspell His Name As 'Homey'
• Fact Check: Nobel Chair Did NOT say Donald Trump Didn't Win Peace Prize Because He Lacked 'Courage And Integrity'

Thursday, October 9, 2025

• Fact Check: Delta Did NOT Remove Elderly Man From Flight For Wearing A MAGA Hat -- Profane Word
• Fact Check: Completed California Prop 50 Redistricting Ballots Are Visible, NOT Readable Through Mail-In Envelope
• Fact Check: Video Of Pregnant Woman Saying Her Doctor Told Her To Leave Texas Because Of A Possible Late Term Abortion Is NOT Authentic -- Creator Calls It 'Engage Bait'
• Fact Check: 'No Queso! No Cheese!' Protest Video Is FAKE
• Fact Check: Girl's Video About Ice Cream Truck Out At 1 A.M. Was NOT 'Last Video She Ever Posted' -- She Posted Two After
• Fact Check: Videos Of ICE Taking Away Cats And Dogs Are NOT Real
• Fact Check: Chimp On Scooter Video Is NOT Real, Did NOT 'Escape From Metro Zoo Downtown' -- AI Generated

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Man Tricked Into Opening Airplane Bathroom With Woman Inside -- It's A Skit
• Fact Check: Video Of Police Chasing Person In Pickle Costume Is NOT Real
• Fact Check: Video Of Argentine President Milei Singing At Rock Concert IS Real
• Fact Check: Video Showing "Sergeant Pepper" Spraying A Shouting Protester In The Face Is NOT Real -- Made With AI Video App
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Portland Cop Threatening ICE Agent With Arrest, And The Agent Answering 'Won't Be Messy' -- It's A Civilian
• Fact Check: Gavin Newsom DID Not Win Nobel Peace Prize -- Trump Did Not 'Explode With Rage' About It Either
• Fact Check: Gavin Newsom Did NOT Win the Nobel Peace Prize On October 7, 2025

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

• Fact Check: Kid Rock Did NOT Say Bad Bunny Is 'A Man In A Dress' Or Criticize Puerto Rican Rapper's Selection As Super Bowl Halftime Act
• Fact Check: Turning Point USA Now DID Announce They're Doing Their Own Super Bowl Halftime Concert
• Fact Check: Pam Bondi Did NOT File Petition Asking NFL To Remove Bad Bunny From 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Lineup

Monday, October 6, 2025

• Fact Check: No Evidence Nike And Under Armour Donated Face Masks, Clothing To ICE Agents
• Fact Check:Trump Did NOT Say He Talked To 'The President of Puerto Rico'
• Fact Check: Alisa Kasmer, Whose Facebook Post Says She's 'Grieving' What Trump Aide Stephen Miller 'Has Become,' IS His First Cousin
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Moment Marimar "La Maggie" Martinez Was Shot After Allegedly Ramming A DHS SUV In Chicago
• Fact Check: Coca-Cola CEO Did NOT Issue Super Bowl Sponsorship Ultimatum Over Bad Bunny -- Quote Attributed To Other People Too

Saturday, October 4, 2025

• Fact Check: White House Did NOT Announce Trump $1 Coins with President's Face Will Be Minted -- Leaked Draft

Friday, October 3, 2025

• Fact Check: FAKE Ring Doorbell Camera Video Of Dog Bringing A Bear Home Onto Porch -- It's AI
• Fact Check: Video Of Bear Breaking Into Woman's Bedroom Is NOT Real
• Fact Check: People Magazine Did NOT Publish An Image Of Trump As Marie Antoinette With Article About White House Ballroom Construction
• Fact Check: Sean McDermott Did NOT Threaten To Pull Buffalo Bills From Super Bowl Over Bad Bunny Halftime Show
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show One IDF Soldier Becoming A Muslim Pro-Palestine Activist -- The Unrelated Clips Show Different Women

Thursday, October 2, 2025

• Fact Check: 'Under 18 Years Old' Pop-up Warning On Viral 'Overcrowded Oktoberfest' Videos Is FAKE -- It's Engagement Bait On Harmless Footage
• Fact Check: Video Of Keith Urban Saying "Nicole Cheated" Is NOT Real -- Year-Old Video Dubbed With AI Voice Clone
• Fact Check: Audio Of Trump-like Voice Saying Bad Bunny Is From 'the Mexican City of Puerto Rico' Is NOT Real -- Voice Recording Made By An Impressionist
• Fact Check: Dallas, Kansas City, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Green Bay, Philadelphia, Denver, Or Any Team Did NOT Petition The NFL To Replace Bad Bunny In Super Bowl Halftime Show -- Or Bob Seger
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Arrival Of Samud Flotilla In Gaza -- Crowd Gathered On Tunisia Beach To Support Them Passing By

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Of Army General Telling Troops They Are In Portland Only To Protect Trump From Epstein Files Is NOT Real -- AI Made It
• Fact Check: 'Richard Strocher' Is a Fictional Troll Account on X, NOT a Commentator for Fox News and The Blaze
• Fact Check: Erika Kirk Did NOT Announce After Her Husband's Death That She Is Pregnant With Their Third Child
• Fact Check: Blake Shelton Has NEVER Been On "The View" -- No Real Video Exists
• Fact Check: Army Drill Sgt. Karina Martinez's Video About Leaders Respecting People Was Posted Two Weeks Before Defense Secretary Hegseth's Speech To Generals